The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-12

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20 good q decisive themselves about
this organlsation q Democratic sol-
dierA ID i not TO b wkistIcd down
the wind. There will BE- quite enough
% !: 70 make the machine uncomforta-
BILE. and 20 make the G. A. X wish it
had kept cut a politics. There i in e
not the slightest coldncss or animos-
ity 20 the G. A. X. exrpt - ,s for
sakes its true path and purpose and
undertakes to boom ono party and
abuse another. The Democrats pro-
pose to remain in the order. but they
propose TO also organize outside Of t.
A valued exchange i therefore not
quite correct in saying;
large nunber % the q 4 = Poss of Dee
meas q she futile element nbhard fcr Dem
ocrsss % remain n such posts - that Of Dee
noines and maintain their seif-respecG
But why should not Democratic sol
diers organize. The Republican party
has never yet failed 70 make merchan-
disc Of the patriotism. the blood. the
lives Of the Democratic soldiers. 1t
has been 50 not only ever since the
war. but ever since the Democratic
soldier enlisted. He knew il would be
80 when he enlisted. He left his home.
his family. his loved ones to 20 out and
offer up his life in cause whose credit
he knew would be claimed by the mer-
cenary men who abused him for his
politics The patriotism Of the aol-
diver who was on the popular side in
politics does not compare with this-
And even to this day the patriotism
Of the Democratic soldier Is impugneJ.
He has been denied any participation
in the official honors and emoluments
Of the country. He foresaw all this.
and patiently he has endured il But
the time for endurance Is past For
bearancc has ceased to b : virtue.
Considering the circumstances under
which he enlisted. and the patience
with which. for his country's sake. he
has borne insult and injury from the
time the unseasoned flesh Of his tender
youth yielded to the bullet until his hair
Is gray and his joints stinencd with
age. there IS not on the page Of history
. more shining example Of patriotism
than this same Democratic soldier.
Why shouldn't he organized He
asks no undue pension. He Is not
seeking Office He seeks only the
peace and happiness Of the whole
country. He did not offer his life that
Presidents might be insulted, the
country rent with civil strife. and the
hearts Of his children filed with indy
ing hatred against = portion Of their
He fought for peace
and union He thinks that four years
Of fighting and twenty-five years more
Of waiting are enough; or ought to be
enough. to gain those blessed ends
Is he not right'
1t is the Democratic soldier. Of all
human beings. who may BE- proud to
stand up and be counted He Is not
scarce As one Of our exchanges has
recently observed. Missouri sent 1850
more men into the Union army than
Iowa did Missouri cast only 17.02s
votes for Lincoln. but sent $3.50 men
into the Union army. while Iowa cast
20. 400 votes for Lincoln and only fur
nished s.. $50 men 10 the Union army.
Conceding that two-thirsls Of the lows
soldiers were Republicans. and that
two-,hirds Of those who voted for Lin
coin in Missouri enlisted in the Union
army, we have total Of about 81. 600
Republican soldiers from these States,
while the same States furnished $1,000
Democratic soldiers to the Union
ARMY These figures are rather inter-
csting. A good many more such could
be furnished. Des Moines fla Leader.